OBIT: Pentleton, Elizabeth J., 74, of Watertown
- Deceased's name: Elizabeth J. Pentleton
- Age: 74
- Date: July 18, 2012
- Hometown: Watertown
- Survived by: children, Pamela R. Pentleton and her life partner John Antonucci, Diane M. Faherty and her husband James, all of Watertown, Robert A. Pentleton of Framingham and Roberta L. O’Leary and her fiancé Norman J. Eldredge, Jr. of Lynn.
She is also survived by her 5 grandchildren, Kenneth Laccitello, Jr., Robert Laccitello, Amber O’Leary, Ashley O’Leary, and Benjamin Faherty; and by her sister, Mary Ouellette of FL.
Born on the Yarmouth Indian Reservation in Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada, Ms. Pentleton was a daughter of the late John and Lillian (Scovill) Pictou.
Elizabeth had been a Watertown resident for the past 47 years.
She was employed as an administrator in charge of endowments, gifts and donations at Boston University for 30 years. She was an avid bowler and enjoyed knitting and quilting. She was a member of the Watertown Historical Society and was Watertown’s only Micmac Indian.
Funeral services will be held from the MacDonald, Rockwell & MacDonald Funeral Home, 270 Main St. on Rt. 20, Watertown on Monday, July 23 at 8:00 a.m. followed by a Funeral Mass at 9:00 a.m. in the Church of St. Patrick, 212 Main St. Relatives and friends are kindly invited. Interment Ridgelawn Cemetery. Visiting hours will be held on Sunday, July 22 from 4:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.
For more information or to leave an online condolence, please visit the MacDonald, Rockwell & MacDonald Funeral Home.
